@article{ART001889579},
author={Soonim Huh and Soo-Jung Kim},
title={Population aging and growth of health care expenditures},
journal={Korea Social Policy Review},
issn={1226-0525},
year={2014},
volume={21},
number={2},
pages={9-33},
doi={10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9}
TY - JOUR
AU - Soonim Huh
AU - Soo-Jung Kim
TI - Population aging and growth of health care expenditures
JO - Korea Social Policy Review
PY - 2014
VL - 21
IS - 2
PB - Korean Association of Social Policy
SP - 9
EP - 33
SN - 1226-0525
AB - This study aims to examine the impact of change in population structure, i.e., populationaging, on health care expenditures. Analysis was conducted with data onnumber of enrollees, visit days, expenditures of entire beneficiaries of the NationalHealth Insurance(NHI), 2003-2012.
Examination of expenditure profile by age group reveals that health care resourcesare allocated more for older population over time, suggesting significant growth ofhealth care expenditures due to population aging. However, results from decompositionmethod, which measures the contribution of each component to increaseof health care expenditures, presents that population aging contributes about only20.9 percent and the increase is ascribed largely to other components rather thandemographic factor, in particular price factor. Analysis of cohort by 5-year agegroup demonstrates that price factor is significant determinant of health care expendituresacross age group. Findings from this study suggest that population agingis not the main component of growth of NHI expenditures 2003-2012 and pricefactors related to change of coverage and practice of provider should be consideredin this regard.
KW - population aging;health care expenditures;decomposition method;National Health Insurance
DO - 10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
ER -
Soonim Huh and Soo-Jung Kim. (2014). Population aging and growth of health care expenditures. Korea Social Policy Review, 21(2), 9-33.
Soonim Huh and Soo-Jung Kim. 2014, "Population aging and growth of health care expenditures", Korea Social Policy Review, vol.21, no.2 pp.9-33. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh, Soo-Jung Kim "Population aging and growth of health care expenditures" Korea Social Policy Review 21.2 pp.9-33 (2014) : 9.
Soonim Huh, Soo-Jung Kim. Population aging and growth of health care expenditures. 2014; 21(2), 9-33. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh and Soo-Jung Kim. "Population aging and growth of health care expenditures" Korea Social Policy Review 21, no.2 (2014) : 9-33.doi: 10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh; Soo-Jung Kim. Population aging and growth of health care expenditures. Korea Social Policy Review, 21(2), 9-33. doi: 10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh; Soo-Jung Kim. Population aging and growth of health care expenditures. Korea Social Policy Review. 2014; 21(2) 9-33. doi: 10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh, Soo-Jung Kim. Population aging and growth of health care expenditures. 2014; 21(2), 9-33. Available from: doi:10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
Soonim Huh and Soo-Jung Kim. "Population aging and growth of health care expenditures" Korea Social Policy Review 21, no.2 (2014) : 9-33.doi: 10.17000/kspr.21.2.201406.9
